Loom reed



Patented Aug. 21, 1945 .UNITEDQSTATES I PATENT OFFICE r 3U I 2,353,140 h h I ooM Ruin) Virgle Franklin-.McLane and Samuel Fuller McLane, Gaffney, 8. 0., assignors to Southern Loom Reed Manufacturing Company, Inc., 3 I Qaffney, 0., a corporation of South Carolina Applicationlvlarchgfi, 1945, Serial No. 584,922

. 4Glaims. (01.139492) This invention relatesft'o a loomireed, and more especially to a reed knownas'thewcotton type,

wherein a pair of halfrounds or wooden' mem- Ibers are used at topa'nd bottom of the reed for holding the splits in spaced relation to each other for holding the splits in position'with end bars projecting through and extending beyond. the

outer'edges of the half round members, said end bars having shoulders thereon to fit against the proximate edges of the half round members, and

to form spaces therebetween through. which the 5 metallic ferrules fitted and fastened over the warp passes in a weaving operation. These loom ends of the half round members, and each ferreeds have heretofore been made in a, convenrulehaving a pair of opposed slots therein for tional mannerwith a pair. of half round memfitting past the two portions of the end bars over bers disposed near each end of the splits and a which it is secured in being positioned on the spirally wound cord passing around the half ends of the half round members. 7 round members and between the splitsto hold It is another object of this invention to prothem in spaced relation. These half round memvide a loom reed in which the end bars extend :bers have heretofore had secured between the beyond the outer edges or the half rounds so as ends thereof, and extending fromthe end of one to be engaged by the reed cap of the lay of the set of half round members to the ends of the loom and thus firmlysupport the reed in the lay other set of half ,roundmembers a. pair of end of the loom and thus relieve any pressure being bars to complete the frame and lend rigidity exerted :by the reed capin the lay-of the loom thereto. These endj'b-ars have usually stopped, on the ends of the splits projecting outwardly flush with theouter edges offthe half. round from the outer edges of the half rounds of the members and a suitable metallic cap has been reed. i insertedbverthe ends of the half roundmem- Some of the objcts of the invention having bers and 'overthe ends of the end bars and sebeen stated, other objects will appear as the decured in position by a pair of. tacks driven scriptionproceeds when taken in connection with through suitable holes"in the metal caps and the accompanying drawing in which: embedded in. the half round members." It has Figure l is a side elevation of a loom reed with often happened that these circular metalcaps the central portion thereof broken away and or ferrules, being driven over the ends of the showing the invention; half round members, would engage the ends of Figure 2 is an end view of Figure 1 looking the splits and bend the'm over'and result in the from the right hand endof Figure 1; i 1 springing of the splits andthus making. an im- 1 Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view taken along perfect loom reed. the line 33 of Figure 1 an'dbeing on an en- It is an object, of this invention to eliminate larged scale; i this trouble by providing the end bars so that Figure 4 is a top plan view of one of the methey have substantially greater thickness than tallic ferrules; v l the conventional end bars and yet one side of Figure 5 is an end view of Figure 4 looking the end lbarslies flush with the edges of the from along the line 5-5 in Figure 4; splits on the side of theloom reed past which Figure 6 is a. vertical sectional view taken the shuttle passes in aweaving operation. How along the line 6-6 in Figure 5; ever, this greatly increased thickness causes the 40 Figure 7 is a. sectional view taken on an enend (bars to project outwardly on the other side larged scale along the line 'll in Figure l. of the splits and since the end bars are of con- Referring more specifically to the drawing, nuventional thickness where they are disposed be .merals l0 and II indicate the half round memtween the half round members, this results in a bers, and as both upper and lower portions of the shoulder being formed near each end of the end reed are identical, like reference characters will bars which fits snugly against the metallic ferapply. These half round members are fitted on rule fastened on the ends of the end bars. These opposed edges of splits I2 and a pitched cord l3 end bars also project outwardly past the half is spirally wound around the half round members round members and the metallic ferrules have to securely bind the half round members to the instead of one notch, two notches to fit past the edges of the splits and also to space the splits ends of the end bars and thus no portion. of the from each other to form spaces therebetween metallic ferrules engages the splits to cause any through which the warp yarn of the loom passes springing action of the same. i ina weaving operation. Between the ends of the It is therefore an object of this invention to half round members are secured end bars l6 and provide a loomreed having half round members these end bars are of increased thickness, from the conventional end bars. The portion I! which lies between the half round members is of the same width as the width of the splits, Whereas the central portion of the end bars l6 are of about twice the thickness of the portions which lie between the half round members. This provides a shoulder l9 near each end'of the end bars I6. I then take a conventional cap or ferraule 20,-and in view of the fact that the ends I! of the end bars I6 ex-. tend substantially the same distance past the outer edges of the half round members as the splitsny'k; extend, the ferrules not only have conventional notch 23 therein, but also an additional notch '24 in the outer portion thereof which fitsaround the outer portion of the end l-loffthe endbarspaAl pair of conventional tacks "25 are' employed for nailing the same through suitableholes 26 in ends of the cap members 20 and into; ;t hehalf round members I!) and l I to secure the caps 20 in position over the end bars. The peripheryot these caps 20 fits; snugly against'the shou1ders.,l9 of 1. A loom reed formed from splits held in spaced relation to each other by half round wooden members on each edge of the splits near each end thereof, and having a pitched cord wound spirally around the half round members and passing between the splits to space the splits from each other, end bars disposed between the half round members near the ends thereof, and whose ends project outwardly beyond the outer edges of the half round members, metallic caps each having a pair of slots therein and fitting over the ends of the half round members and receiving the end portions of the end bars in said slots, each end bar the end bars. Thisprovidesaver'y substantial frame in that 'ltheflshouldelts l9 serve to hold the loom reed frame inrectangular position and at the same timefdue tothe fact that there is no chancewhatever of thecaps 20 fittingagainst the ends of the sights l 2, no springing of the splits can take placeandthus aperfectloom reed can be .manufacturedby the use of these improvements.

In a conventional loom there is a lower groove inthe lay for receiving ,the ends of the splits 12 and a reed cap having a groove intowhich the upper, ends of thesplits. l2 fit. This holdsthe reed in the loom and on the beat-up especially,

there is a good bit of lateral strain onthe ends of the splits projecting beyond the half rounds H3 and, l I. By having the end bars l S provided with projecting portions I! extending beyond the outer edges of the half rounds to substantially the same,

or slightly greater distance than the splits, these portions I! of the end bars, being much more r-igid than the ,splits, withstand this lateral pressure exerted onthe reed in a beat-upoperation and thuseliminates anypossibility of lateral strain on the ends of the splits tending, to warp the;

splits. M a

, In the drawing and specification, there has been set forth a preferred embodiment-of the invention, and although specific terms are employed,

they are usedv in a generic and descriptive sense 1 only, and not for purposes of limitation; the scope of the invention-being defined in the c1aims.3 i

We claim: '1

having shoulder on one side thereof adjacent the 15 metallic caps for fitting against the proximate surfaces of the metallic caps.

2, A loom reed having splits and a pair of half round members fitting against the, edges of the splits, "a pair of end bars having their ends fitting between the ends of the half round members and providedwith shoulders adjacent the proximate surfaces oi two pairs of half round members, and metallic caps each having a pair of slots therein for fitting over the ends of the half round members'and'receiving the end bars within said slots.

5 3: A cotton loom reed having a rib formedfrom a pair of half round members engaging opposed edges of a plurality of splits, an end bar disposed between the ends of the half round members and having ashoulder adjacent the inner edge of one ofthe, half round members, and a cap havinga pair of slots therein for fitting over the ends of the halfround members and on each side of the end bar;

n 4. Acotton loom reed having ribs formed from pairs of half round members engaging opposed edges of a plurality of splits near their ends, end barsdisposed between theends of the half round members and each having ashoulder adjacent the inner edge of the half round members, the half round members having a cap inserted there- 'over, and having slots therein fitting on eachside 'of the end barsQthe shoulders on the ends bars fitting against the exterior of said. caps, the end bars projecting outwardly beyond the outer edges of the half round members to a point substantially flushwith the ends of the splits, said projecting portionsof the end bars being adapted to occupy a position in suitable grooves in the lay of the loom for supporting the reed in the lay of the loom.

VIRGLE FRANKLIN MCLANE. SAMUEL FULLER MCLANE. 

